Seven Killed In Two Separate Bomb Attacks In Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least seven people, including a senior police officer, have been killed and three others wounded, in two separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan, authorities said today. In one incident, in southern Kandahar province, police chief, Hajji Zamari, head of provincial Public Protection Police Force…

Nepal Approves Investment Of S. Korean Company To Set Up Car Plant

KATHMANDU, Nepal, March 17 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Investment Board Nepal (IBN), a government body responsible for dealing with large-scale investment, has approved an investment proposal of South Korea’s Motrex, to establish a car manufacturing and assembly plant in Nepal. A board meeting of the IBN, chaired by Nepali Prime Minister,…

Myanmar Seizes Precious Stones In Northernmost State

YANGON, Myanmar, March 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 22.9 kilograms of suspected uncut amber stones in Mokaung township, Kachin state, according to local police force, on Sunday. The amber stones, in 17 bags, were confiscated by the police when they intercepted an express bus heading from Tanai to Myitgyina,…

At Least 42 Killed, Dozens Missing As Flash Floods Strike Indonesia’s Papua

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – More than 42 people were killed and dozens of others went missing, as flash floods hit Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province Saturday night, a local disaster agency official said today. Torrential rains had triggered the natural disaster in several villages in Jayapura district. A total…

Victim Bodies Of New Zealand Mosques Terror Attacks To Be Returned To Families: PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said on Sunday that, the bodies of those killed in terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques were beginning to be returned to their families, but only a small number at this stage. The suspect Brenton Tarrant was…

Man Rams Gate Of Australian Mosque, Shouts Offensive Remarks

SYDNEY, Australia, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A drug-affected man has allegedly driven his car into the gates of a mosque in the Australian State of Queensland, Saturday evening, shouting offensive remarks at the worshippers. Queensland Police said, the 23-year-old man was stopped earlier in the day, for a roadside drug…

Attacker Charged With Murder, Residents Show Solidarity Following Shootings In Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One day after the terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch shocked the world, the attacker was charged with murder and New Zealand considered to change the country’s gun law. In the meantime, people here showed great unity after the tragedy and they…

Pakistan “Shoots Down” India’s Spy Drone: Military

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 17 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani Army, said that, it has “shot down” an Indian spying quad-copter along the Line of Control (LoC), in the disputed Kashmir region. The incident happened amid tensions between Pakistan and India, following a suicide attack in the Indian-controlled Kashmir last month. The…

Cambodia Facing Power Shortage Of 400 Megawatts During Dry Season: PM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, March 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said that, the country is facing electricity shortage of 400 megawatts during the ongoing dry season. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the fifth River Festival in Kampong Chhnang province, Hun Sen said, the Southeast Asian…

Moroccans Hold Sit-Ins To Condemn New Zealand Terrorist Attacks

RABAT, Morocco, March 17 (NNN-MAP) – Hundreds of Moroccans held, on Saturday, two sit-ins in the capital Rabat and the city of Casablanca, to condemn terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. The protesters expressed their sympathy to the families of the victims, and vowed their support to the…
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